Maria Pike had lunged at officers while holding a knife, prompting one cop to pull out a gun. The incident took place inside Pike's home in Independence, Missouri, on November 7 with bodycam ...

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She had gone to visit her son, Mitchell Holder, his partner, Maria Pike, and their 11-week-old daughter, Destinii, at their apartment in Independence, Missouri. Coombs was worried about Pike, who had ...

"It is sacred ground, as far as we're concerned," said Mothers Against Senseless Killings (Mask) member Maria Pike, referring to the South Side Chicago street corner policed by the fallen mums.